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Renowned American rapper and actor – O’Shea Jackson Sr. (better known as Ice Cube) – asserted that he is a supporter of the first-ever memecoin Dogecoin. Thus, he put his name next to the likes of Elon Musk, Roger Ver, Snoop Dogg, Gene Simmons, and more. Ice Cube Among the DOGE Proponents Despite being created as a joke in 2013, Dogecoin emerged as a leading digital asset with a market capitalization of over $17 billion. The token also attracted numerous celebrities who...

The past seven days haven’t been particularly favorable for the cryptocurrency in terms of price action. Bitcoin dropped below $40K and is currently unable to reclaim the important psychological level, while many altcoins followed a similar, if not tougher, path. This time last week, BTC was trading at around $42,000, but this didn’t last long. The cryptocurrency began declining last Friday, and by Saturday, it was already trading below $40K. The beginning of the workweek...

BlueSky, a project funded by Twitter to build a decentralized standard for social media, has stated that the company is not controlled by the company following Elon Musk’s purchase. BlueSky Operates Independent of Twitter In a tweet thread on April 25, BlueSky stated that although it was funded by Twitter, the social media platform does not hold any controlling stake in the platform. BlueSky also clarified that Twitter’s funding came with one condition, that the project...

Eigentlich galt Elon Musks Angebot an Twitter als primär politisch motiviert. Musk positionierte sich als Free Speech Aktivist, der Twitter übernehmen wolle, um den freien Austausch von Ideen wieder möglich zu machen. Kurz nachdem die Übernahme offiziell wurde, reagierte auch die Crypto Community euphorisch. Crypto News: Elon Musk kauft Twitter und Crypto Twitter ist in aller MundeUnter dem Begriff „Crypto Twitter (kurz: CT)“ zirkuliert gerade der Glaube an eine Chance für die Mass Adoption...

The rumors were true: Twitter has accepted Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s $44 billion offer to take over and privatize the entire company. Twitter and Elon Strike the Deal According to the Wall Street Journal, Twitter worked through the night hashing out the deal, which polarized many over the ethics of such a hostile takeover of a social media giant. Initially, Twitter appeared to lean against the offer, with a major Saudi Arabian investor (and prince) rejecting Musk’s bid in...

Several crypto mining firms are trying very hard to transition to renewable energy. Crypto Mining Energy Sources Are Still Points of Heavy Arguing The arguments surrounding crypto mining have been permeating the space for years. While there are some analysts and industry heads out there who claim the space is not as damaging to Earth’s atmosphere as one would think, there are many environmentalists who claim otherwise, no matter what’s thrown at them. It also doesn’t...

The Wikimedia Foundation has voted to stop accepting payments or donations in cryptocurrency, a huge blow to the industry. Wikimedia Votes Against Future Crypto Payments Many of the world’s biggest crypto assets were initially designed to serve as payment methods that could potentially push things like checks, credit cards, and fiat currencies to the side. However, this has been a slow journey given how volatility they tend to be. Assets like bitcoin, Ethereum, and many...

Besides generating a lively discussion among Twitter users across the globe, Elon Musk’s bid to acquire the social media platform for $43 billion in cash has also galvanized the blockchain’s billionaire club. In the latest, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has made his mind public on the issue. In a tweet on Saturday, he said he doesn’t oppose Elon Musk running Twitter, but he doesn’t quite approve of wealthy people or organizations taking over social media firms through...

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has offered to completely buy out Twitter with a $43 billion offer, in the name of free speech. He’s offering $54.20 per share for all 800,641,166 shares of Twitter’s common stock. However, one crypto investment firm doesn’t believe this is a meaningful development for freedom, given the inherent weaknesses of centralization. Elon Musk’s Grand Twitter Plans Musk’s offer – announced publicly over Twitter today – represents a 38% premium over Twitter’s...

Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, purchased a 9.2% stake in Twitter, which became known recently, and was appointed to the board of directors shortly after. Now, the billionaire made several propositions to the social media giant’s paid subscription plan, one of which sees the implementation of Dogecoin payments. As reported by CryptoPotato earlier this month, Musk filed documents with the Securities and Exchange Commission showing that he purchased over 70 million...